The Contest

Between moments of dispensing wisdom, it seems that historical religious
leaders had also learned software programming. One day, a great contest
was held to test their skills. After days and days of fierce competition
the contest came down to the last day's event. The judge described the
software application required for the final test, and gave the signal to
start writing code. The contestants feverishly typed away on their keyboards.
Routines, classes, applets and applications flew by on their screens at
incredible speeds. Windows, dialogs, and other intricate graphics began
forming on their monitors. The clock showed that the contest would soon
be finished. Suddenly, a bolt of lightening flashed and the power went
out. After a moment it came back on -- just in time for the clock to announce
that the last competition was over. The judge asked the contestants to
reveal their finished software. One by one each contestant said that he'd
lost it all in the power outage. The judge turned to the last competitor,
Jesus. Jesus smiled, clicked a mouse and a dazzling application appeared
on his screen. After just a few moments, the judge was clearly impressed
and declared Jesus the victor. When asked why the decision was made, the
judge pointed out the unique characteristic that set the winner apart from
all the other leaders: